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>"Why do you assume taxes are a payment for services?" Because the only alternative in this case is the outright theft. >"there is no implied right or obligat
by FpUser 5y ago
>"Why do you assume taxes are a payment for services?"
Because the only alternative in this case is the outright theft.
>"there is no implied right or obligation of any sort."
Sorry but there is implied obligation. I totally expect to get some services in return for money taken from me and I suspect I am not alone. For experiment try sending part of government that does actual services for constituents for a year long vacation and see what happens.
- kidme 5y agoThe easy loophole is to spend the money on corruption that benefits you. Like $10 goes to the road, 90$ goes to the road company that finances the road and gives 500k in lobbying money. This is trivial to get around. Just increase the tax $10.
- dantheman 5y agoTaxes are theft.
- w0de0 5y agoGive to Caeser what is the Caesar's.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoSomebody else said "property is theft". Different strokes.
- clarkmoody 5y agoAlternate experiment: try to force the government to perform a service for you.
- FpUser 5y agoIt actually does happen every once in a while
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoThere are entire industries specialized on doing this. Search for "disability lawyer".
- AdrianB1 5y agoIf you expect something it does not make it an obligation for the other party to deliver. Maybe that alternative is true?
- afiori 5y agoIf I hold stock in a company I receive magic free money without doing anything. There is a substantial difference in how the relation is created though
- samatman 5y agoIt's not always that different. Depending on the jurisdiction, feudal titles could be bought and sold, or not. If so, it's quite similar really.
- afiori 5y agoI was referring to how you enter and exit the contract, a comapany only pais stockholders if it is productive in at least some ways, while the renter can be trapped in a terrible expensive place that offers little value.